W03 - Elem


Week 03 – Elementary – Rent a room


I)            Reading :
1)   Read the adverts : Dublincapitalrentals.com

A Oxmantown Road, Dublin 7, North Dublin City
Apartment to let — €135 weekly
Single studio apartment with toilet and shower. Quiet house. Near Phoenix Park, on main bus route.
Rent includes central heating.
Available: from 8 Februaw
Contact: Max, 01 355 O1 26

B Collins Avenue West, Dublin 9, North Dublin City
Single bedroom to let — €1O0 weekly
Share 3-bed house with two women.
Looking for males or females.
Modern, non smoking. Parking included. 4.3 km from city centre.
Available: immediately
Contact: C Kerrigan, 0868 58 75 77

C Hazelwood, Dublin 9, North Dublin City
Room to let — 6600 monthly
Students only! Furnished single room on 10th floor. wn bathroom.
Shared living room and kitchen.
Near Dublin City University.
Available: immediately
Contact: Jess Keyes, 087 259 08 62

2)   Find words or expressions in adverts A-C which mean:

  A 1 money you pay to live somewhere — ___________________
 2 for one person — ___________________
 3 system for making a place warm- _____________________
  B 4 men/Women — __________________________
 5 ready to live in — _________________________
 6 now, without waiting — _____________________.
  C 7 with bed, wardrobe, chairs etc. —____________________
 8 only for you - __________________________
 9 for you and other people — ____________________________

3)   Which place is best for someone who:
l doesn't smoke and has a car?
2 doesn't like noisy places and doesn't have a car?
3 doesn't have furniture?

II)         Listening :
1)   Listen to Alicia calling about one of the rooms. Which one is she interested in?



2)   Match the questions and answers.


1 Does the room have its own bathroom and kitchen?
2 ls there a washing machine?
3 ls it near a bus stop for the city centre?
4 ls heating included in the rent’?
5 Can l see the room this evening?

a Yes, it's five minutes from the bus stop.
b Yes, any time after six.
c It has a bathroom with a shower, but you'll share the kitchen.
d Yes, it's in the kitchen, and there's a dishwasher.
e Yes, it's a hundred euros a week for everything, except the telephone




3)   Work in A/B pairs.
A, you're interested in the apartment on Oxmantown Road.
B, you're interested in the room in Hazelwood.
Think of four questions you want to ask about the flat or apartment.

III)       Vocabulary : keyword on
1)   Add the underlined expressions to the table.
1 Plates and mugs and stuff are up here on the shelf
2 Please use the wardrobe on the left
3 Talking to my husband and watching something good on TV with him
4 We have two New Years, one on January 1st and Seollal, in January or February.
5 And can he come on Friday?
6 On Sofasurfing.com you can read people's profiles, email them and go and stay in their homes
7 You can stay on a sofa or spare bed for one or two nights
8 I'm often on planes or trains and in hotels and offices around the world.
places
Days, dates
transport
Media and communication









2)   Add on to the questions.
l What did you do Friday evening?
2 What do you listen to the radio?
3 How often do you go the internet?
4 When was your first trip a plane?
5 What's your favourite programme TV?
6 Do you always work Mondays?

IV)        Homework:
Listen to Estrella's story.



Answer the questions:
1.   Where was the crack in the ceiling?
________________________________________________________________
2.   What did Estrella think about it?
________________________________________________________________
3.   How long did Estrella live in the flat?
________________________________________________________________
4.   Who went to live in the flat after Estrella?
_________________________________________________________________

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